Outline of Business

Our industrial gases European operations became part of the Nippon Sanso Holdings Group through an acquisition in December 2018. The acquisition included businesses in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. We currently operate the efficient and reliable European business under the brand of NIPPON GASES with a significant portion of sales generated from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal), Italy, and Germany.

NIPPON GASES website

History

2018 We acquired the industrial gases European operations from the U.S. company Praxair, Inc.
Additions to the NSHD Group through this acquisition included Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom businesses

Business Features

  • Reliable supply of industrial gases to major industrial areas in Europe
  • Working to increase productivity and optimize cost structure across Europe
  • Seizing new and broad environmental-related business opportunities including those that will emerge in an effort to achieve carbon neutrality

Main Business Areas

Business Performance Trend

The results for FYE2019 are for the 4 month period from December 2018 through March 2019, following the acquisition of this business.

Since disclosure of Europe segment started from during FYE2019, there is no disclosure for FYE2015.